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Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Provided technical leadership for an engineering organization of 40 plus analysts, developers, contractors, and off-shore resources across several delivery teams. Shipped award-winning web and mobile experiences. Mentored, advocated for, and supported an amazing group of technologists.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Architecture and technical strategy across the Marketing, Digital, & Reporting Technology groups. Responsible for engineering teams developing internal- and external-facing applications on various stacks including Ext JS / Node.js / Apigee / MongoDB utilizing PCF for internal web apps, Java with Spring Boot for services, React / Ruby / Rails / MongoDB for external web, and C# / .NET / SQL Server for reporting solutions.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Led implementation of product focused APIs within OppenheimerFunds that provide a consistent set of contracts as well as product-driven personalizations of investments data. Middle-tier personalization engine developed using Java & Groovy on the Grails framework, with a rules store implemented using Oracle 11.2 on Exadata. Composition and enterprise service orchestration is performed using Apigee Edge and Node.js. API adoption across Digital, Distribution and other Marketing channels drove consistent presentation of data to clients across web, collateral and client reports. Responsible for implementation of client reporting systems, SS&C Varden’s eReportal ( .NET / SQL Server) & DeskNet’s Content Welder (cloud-based). Designed overall data architecture with multiple staging areas and batch processes ( Oracle 11.2 / Informatica 9.1 ) for the DeskNet implementation and developed API access layer for the eReportal implementation in order to improve flexibility and support rapid growth in reporting across new and existing investment vehicles.

Foster City, Ca, Us

Data Architect for QuinStreet's B2B Tech vertical responsible for data modeling, as well as database design and development. Engineered database solution for capturing and transmitting real-time lead data to QuinStreet's backend system using Oracle Streams on 11g and UTL_HTTP. Managed database team resources within the vertical to provide cross-functional support where required.

Directed a team of data architects, database developers and integration engineers responsible for technology projects across the enterprise. Managed integration of data hosted on Oracle 10 RAC with MS Commerce Server 2007 using Oracle OC4J to expose pl/sql procedures as web services and MS Biztalk Server 2006 R2 as the integration platform. Developed guidelines and evaluated software for building an enterprise data dictionary and data model repository. Led team responsible for development of an Oracle Text solution that analyzed keywords and other metadata from images in order to provide a 'Related Images' search feature through an Endeca search interface. Constructed a flexible reporting system for audience development analysis using Oracle Application Express on 11g to power the front end. Designed a messaging system for sharing user data across databases using SOAP over HTTP with Oracle’s Embedded PL/SQL Gateway and UTL_DBWS.

Supervised a database development team responsible for analysis, design and implementation of Oracle-based solutions across Jupitermedia's Images and Online Media divisions. Established best practices, coding and entity naming standards, change management and version control methodology. Evaluated and integrated data from acquisitions into existing Oracle systems. Project managed database deliverables on initiatives such as developing a single sign-on system, building an editorial interface supporting content across dozens of websites, designing data APIs to support internal development of a CRM tool, and providing data feeds to search, financials and reporting systems.

Responsible for the administration and development of Oracle 8i and 9i databases. Monitored databases using statspack and shell scripts to identify and correct potential performance and scalability problems. Mentored members of the application development team on how to produce efficient, tuned SQL. Developed data access layers in PL/SQL using packages to provide data to applications. Worked closely with business users and development teams to define and capture requirements for projects.

Installed, configured and administered Oracle 8i and Sybase ASE 11 database servers for Internet based applications. Worked closely with web development group to configure databases for Broadvision and Kana application servers. Supported and updated the company's enterprise database. Planned and implemented backup and recovery procedures for servers, including installing and configuring a warm standby. Wrote shell scripts and outlined migration procedures to move data from Sybase 11.9.2 to Oracle 8i.